Author: Staff Writer

U.S. broadcasting pioneers Walter Cronkite and Jim McKay were joined last week by veteran TV news host David Hartman in a 40th anniversary celebration of the launch of Syncom, the...

By Jimmy Schaeffler The nascent satellite radio industry is showing strong legs and a knack for long-term success. Its early growth is second only to the early growth of digital...

Spanish satellite TV provider Digital+ has signed an agreement with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra to use both of their satellite platforms to broadcast its...

German satellite pay-TV operator Premiere will make a decision next year whether to hold an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. The operator, which expects to break through the 3...

Week of Dec. 4 – 11, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 11 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.59 1.2 (1.9)...

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] has agreed to acquire an additional 25 percent stake in Sweden’s Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) from the Swedish Space Corp., increasing its stake...

International Launch Services is scheduled to launch the Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) F-11mobile communications satellite for the U.S. Navy onboard an Atlas III at 9:38 p.m. EST on Dec. 15...

Fueling of the AMOS 2 satellite for Arianespace/Starsem Flight ST12 is complete, and the spacecraft is now ready for integration on its Soyuz/Fregat launch vehicle. Liftoff of the telecommunications satellite,...

SiRF Technology’s SiRFstarIIe/LP global positioning system (GPS) technology has been incorporated into DeLorme‘s new Earthmate GPS receiver with Bluetooth. With SiRF’s location technology, Earthmate helps people determine where they are,...

Foxtel, a Sydney, Australia-based digital cable and satellite television company, is expanding its digital TV services offering following approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of a third-party...